Halloween Candy Poisoning

I was fortunate enough to learn that poisoned candy, during Halloween, is one of our society's great myths. There has never been an incident when a child's candy has been poisoned, although it has been used as an excuse for other crimes. For example, Kevin Totson, a five year old, died when he consumed heroine sprinkled on his candy bar. Later, it was discovered that the drug actually came from his uncle who stashed the heroine in the bar. Because of stories similar to these--and because of the continuous propaganda the news feeds us--we believe in these mirages and become even further ignorant. Not enough of us question what we are told, and that, consequentially, turns into ignorance. Also, this is good to know since now we can be less worried about the candy our children eat!